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2024-04-20 04:27:20 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING
The claim that Bill Gates released genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida & caused a malaria outbreak is false. Gates supported biotech company Oxitec released modified mosquitoes in Florida, but the mosquitoes being released are not the kinds that transmit malaria. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-oxitec-mosquitoes-malaria-cases-106569617546 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/07/05/gates-donations-used-for-mosquito-research-outside-us-fact-check/70374908007/ https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/scicheck-u-s-acquired-malaria-cases-spark-false-claims-of-links-to-gates-funded-research/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/malaria-cases-united-states-oxitec-mosquito-project-bill-gates-not-responsible-fact-check/536-f5cdce19-755b-403a-9279-e50125c9e18b
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- The claim that Bill Gates released genetically modified mosquitoes in Florida & caused a malaria outbreak is false. Gates supported biotech company Oxitec released modified mosquitoes in Florida, but the mosquitoes being released are not the kinds that transmit malaria. https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-bill-gates-oxitec-mosquitoes-malaria-cases-106569617546 https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/factcheck/2023/07/05/gates-donations-used-for-mosquito-research-outside-us-fact-check/70374908007/ https://www.factcheck.org/2023/07/scicheck-u-s-acquired-malaria-cases-spark-false-claims-of-links-to-gates-funded-research/ https://www.9news.com/article/news/verify/health-verify/malaria-cases-united-states-oxitec-mosquito-project-bill-gates-not-responsible-fact-check/536-f5cdce19-755b-403a-9279-e50125c9e18b
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